Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0451549

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0451549

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The evolution of egg retention and sex allocation: a phylogenetic contrasts study using facultatively ovoviviparous thrips. Australian idolothripine thrips provide an unparalleled opportunity for investigating the evolution of reproduction. They constitute the only group to contain many species in which the females choose among live birth, egg laying or both. They also choose the sex of each offspring. We will use phylogenetics and experimentation to understand the evolutionary pressures that led to and maintain live birth and the allocation of sex. This will produce new insights into fundamental questions about the evolution of animal reproduction. Our collaborative approach will make Australian thrips and research an international cornerstone in the biology of reproductive evolution.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-2004

End Date: 01-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $285,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology | Ecology | Freshwater Ecology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Control of pests and exotic species | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management |

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